Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[Sphinx]

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This does not look like the same foot. . .PRINCESS are you sure . ..

The other picture showed pinky color on the foot and a lot more leg feathering.

I have one chicken with feathered legs. Pretty tough to get it wrong. I've noticed the right leg is more feathered than the left though.

 

[Bravo]

Math, this is for you since you and I seem to have the same rooster vibes going on. Not BCM related but funny.

This morning, coming from my inside brooder of 2-day old chicks a medium-loud "peeeeeeeeepppppp peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppp" bellowed out. Then again, and again. And not the kind of "Ouch! Don't step on me" peep--this was done with intent.

I sat down next to the brooder and looked just in time to see a little EE chick puff itself up, close its eyes and emit another mini crow. Seriously?!? What are the chances???

If I can get it on video I am going to post it in the running for the worlds youngest crowing rooster. That better be the only rooster in there LOL

 

[3sacrowd]

Hi,

I know you all are super busy and don't know me from a hole in the wall... I posted yesterday about our little BCM chick that is not growing like the other five we purchased of similar age. Also, she (we remain hopeful) does not have feathers anywhere but on her wings.

Do BCM chicks get feathers slower than other breeds? Should we be concerned?

Thanks!

Kandi

 

[Debbi]

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YOU WIN!!! Lucky you!???

 

[Debbi]

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Hi Kandi,

Some posts get missed by accident, don't feel alone, the threads just get on a roll and sometimes posts get overlooked. How old is the chick? Are the others the same age? If there is a week or so in between the chicks, it can make a huge difference in the feathering. Can you post a pic so we can see (her?)? Is she looking healthy? Eating and drinking well? Is she from the same line as the others? These are all the kinds of questions we will need answered. Please don't consider yourself a "hole in the wall", we all started somewhere!

 

[BuckWildChickens]

So happy to have found this thread!! My heart and sole lies in BCM'S!! im assembling a good breeder flock to further my love and addiction for them.. I'll keep track of this thread and post pic's of some of my birds asap!!! Thanks peeps!!!

 

[Sphinx]

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I'm sorry I didn't answer. The truth of the matter is, I saw your post, but I have no idea. I'm so new to this breed myself that I don't feel knowledgeable enough to answer the question. I have a BCM that I got as an adult. I have a BCM chick, but he is a few days older than the RIRs he's being raised with, and he always seemed a few days ahead of the others. I didn't know if that's a breed thing, or that he was older than I thought he was.


Bravo, I am DYING to see a video of a 2-3 day old chick crowing. PLEASE post a link here!

 

[Bravo]

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YOU WIN!!! Lucky you!???

I've gotta find some humor in it. If I was smart, I would pack up that incubator and place it somewhere totally out of reach--but nooooooo I just cant leave well enough alone. I keep thinking "this hatch my luck is going to change"

LOL get this, the best pullet to roo ratio I've gotten this year was 3:1 from Trader Joe's eggs hatched under a broody. Go figure, the only eggs I didn't particularly care about that I pulled out of the fridge to give to a broody that I couldn't break! When I bought the eggs the idea of incubating them crossed mind but there was no space in the bator so I decided to start hardboiling them for chick feed. Ha!

Anyone need any roos???? I'd be happy to share--you know, spread the wealth?!?

 

[Debbi]

Ya right. Just what I need, another roo!

Roos-R-Us here already! Yet...for some reason, I am still hoping for some great roos. I love the boys, now if they would just lay eggs...

 

[Bravo]

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Are you sure she is eating? Feel her crop and make sure there is food in there. For the first few weeks of their lives I like to supplement their diet with a wet mash of chickfeed, blended hardboiled egg and yogurt. They love it and it keeps their little crops full. Not only that but it gives us a little bonding time and they start associating me with yummy food.

If she is eating and you are positive she's the same age as the others she might have what they refer to as "failure to thrive." Some say that these chicks eventually die and others have taken extra measures to make sure they are eating, drinking and say they have success with some growing out of it and thriving later in life.

When I brood BCM chicks with EE's, by week 2 there is a considerable size difference. By 5 weeks old the BCM's are much larger and more solid than my EE's.